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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Long-tailed Wood-partridge Dendrortyx macroura	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus	LC	resident (1995)	common	A3
White-eared Hummingbird Basilinna leucotis	LC	resident (1995)	uncommon	A3
Flammulated Owl Psiloscops flammeolus	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Whiskered Screech-owl Megascops trichopsis	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Barred Owl Strix varia	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Strickland's Woodpecker Leuconotopicus stricklandi	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Cordilleran Flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Grey-barred Wren Campylorhynchus megalopterus	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Aztec Thrush Ridgwayia pinicola	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Russet Nightingale-thrush Catharus occidentalis	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Olive Warbler Peucedramus taeniatus	LC	resident (1995)	common	A3
Collared Towhee Pipilo ocai	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Rufous-capped Brushfinch Atlapetes pileatus	LC	resident (1995)	uncommon	A3
Striped Sparrow Oriturus superciliosus	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Black-backed Oriole Icterus abeillei	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Crescent-chested Warbler Oreothlypis superciliosa	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Red-faced Warbler Cardellina rubrifrons	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3
Red Warbler Cardellina rubra	LC	resident (1995)	common	A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2022) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	moderate (70–90%)	moderate (70–90%)	poor
Savanna	good (>90%)	moderate (70–90%)	moderate

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Transportation and service corridors	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A compre­hensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	The conservation measures needed for the site are being compre­hensively and effectively implemented	high

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1938	La Montaña Malinche o Matlalcuéyatl	Parque Nacional (II)	92

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	29	Tropical coniferous
Introduced vegetation	3
Savanna	1

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	66
urban/industrial/transport	1

Tenencia de la tierra: Ejidal, comunal y privada.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: La Malinche (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/la-malinche-iba-mexico on 22/12/2024.